4-Chloroaniline → 6-chloro-N-(4-chlorophenyl)pyridine-3-carboxamide

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Commercially available 6-chloro-nicotinic chloride (56.8 mmol, 10 g) was dissolved in 50 ml of anhydrous CH2Cl2 and added dropwise to a solution of diisopropylethylamine (DIEA) (1.2 equivalents, 68.2 mmol, 11.67 ml) and 4-chloroaniline (1.2 equiv., 68.2 mmol, 8.70 g) in 50 ml CH2Cl2 at O° C. The mixture was stirred at room temperature for 20 h, then diluted with CH2Cl2 (200 ml) and washed with water (1×200 ml) and brine (1×100 ml). The organic layer was dried over sodium sulphate and concentrated. The crude was crystallized from diethyl ether to give 13 g of a white solid. Yield=86%. 1H NMR (CDCl3, 200 MHz) δ 7.35 (2H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 7.47 (1H, d, J=8.2 Hz), 7.58 (2H, d, J=8.8 Hz), 7.88 (1H, bs), 8.16 (1H, dd, J=8.4 Hz, J′=2.8 Hz), 8.84 (1H, d, J=2.4 Hz)

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